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The Royal wedding cars and carriages

By Brucester | April 29, 2011 | Bentley, Rolls-Royce | No comments
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Miss Middleton and Prince William will travel separately to the wedding service using State Cars from the Royal Mews.

Miss Middleton will travel in a Rolls Royce Phantom VI, accompanied by her father. The Rolls Royce was presented to The Queen in 1978 for her Silver Jubilee by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Prince William will travel in a Bentley, accompanied by Prince Harry. The State Bentleys have been uniquely designed enabling greater use to be made of the vehicle’s interior space. The Bentleys are 6.22 metres long and, at 3.84 meters, their wheelbase is 1.3 metres longer than that of an average family sized saloon.

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Cadillac planning a Rolls-Royce competitor?

By Brucester | April 28, 2011 | Cadillac, Rolls-Royce | No comments
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The battle lines are drawn

The Cadillac XTS hasn’t even been unveiled yet, but new details are starting to emerge about the car’s bigger brother.

Citing unnamed sources, Car and Driver is reporting the long-rumored Mercedes S-Class competitor will be launched in 2014 as a 2015 model. Additional information is limited, but the magazine says the car will ride on a bespoke rear-wheel drive Omega platform and offer a six- and eight-cylinder engine.  A hybrid is also expected and all-wheel drive will likely be optional.

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Mini’s Rolls-Royce special edition

By Raymondo | April 15, 2011 | Mini, Rolls-Royce | No comments
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Mini has announced a new limited edition, the Inspired by Goodwood, which has been designed in part by Rolls-Royce and will be limited to 1000 units.

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Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom 102EX

By Brucester | March 3, 2011 | Geneva Motor Show 2011, Rolls-Royce | No comments
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How could a Rolls-Royce become even more refined? By running on electric, of course! That’s exactly the route the firm is taking – announcing its battery-powered Phantom at the Geneva Motor Show.

It’s called the 102EX Phantom Experimental Electric, and has been built to show to customers over the next 12 months.

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Spirit of Ecstasy turns 100

By Brucester | January 13, 2011 | Car News, Rolls-Royce | No comments
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Not only was 2010, in terms of sales, the most successful year ever for Rolls-Royce (sales hit 2 711) but it seems as if 2011 will be another highlight for this company.

At the front of every Rolls-Royce’s long bonnet stands the most flamboyant manufacturer emblem of them all, the Sprit of Ecstasy. This hood ornament was designed by Charles Robinson Sykes and was given to Rolls-Royce for the first time in February 1911. This came only after Rolls-Royce decided to commission its own mascot after it became fashion for owners to attach their own personal mascots.

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